Welcome to Fidos For Freedom

Fidos For Freedom, Inc. (Fidos) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization located at 1200 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Maryland. Founded in 1987, the organization has been a constant in the region for the last 25 years, providing Assistance Dogs and Therapy Dogs to communities within a 75-mile radius, including the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan areas.
Fidos for Freedom has a number of programs which directly involve the training and utilization of dogs in...

Ways to Help

Fidos For Freedom greatly appreciates your support for our mission and good Fidos dogs who do good. Use PayPal, Visa, Master Card, American Express, or Discover to donate online. Under no circumstances will we ever disclose or sell your information. Click on the Donate Button to process your online donation via a secure site. Please add a message to donate in memory or in honor of a loved one or cherished pet.
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Assistance Dog Programs

It’s all about the dogs!
The foundation of a service team or a hearing team is the happy, well adjusted dog doing a job for which the dog has been well trained and is well suited to do, both physically and emotionally. Our program is geared to selecting , training, and preparing that dog to take its place with a client to assist that client in his or her day to day life.
The training department at Fidos is comprised completely of volunteers, including all of our...

Therapy Dog Program

Therapy dogs are owned by our volunteers and are specifically trained to perform quality pet therapy visits at local health care facilities. Allowing your dog to give a little unconditional love to residents of nursing homes or patients in local hospitals will be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. It will be an activity that your dog will grow to eagerly anticipate. You will have the opportunity to see people smile who seldom find a reason to...

Education & Outreach

Community Education
Fidos For Freedom Community Education Program is presented at schools, churches, civic organizations, businesses and government agencies. This program focuses on disability awareness and the impact that assistance dogs have on the lives of physically challenged and hearing impaired individuals. Heightening public knowledge about these issues increases acceptance of assistance dogs and their partners throughout our community.
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Our Mission

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for people in the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan community by providing specially trained hearing dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs. Fidos also educates the public about individuals with disabilities and about the benefits of assistance dogs and therapy dogs and the work that these specially trained dogs do for individuals with disabilities, children with reading difficulties, and patients in health care facilities.